Hayes man arrested in Gloucester burglaries

GLOUCESTER — A Hayes man was arrested earlier this month in connection with a string of burglaries that occurred from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, netting several hundred dollars worth of stolen property.

James Earl Jenkins, of the 2500 block of Cedarwood Drive, is a suspect in two of the burglaries, said Lt. Scott Little of the Gloucester Sheriff's Office. He was later arrested on charges that include two counts of grand larceny, two counts of burglary, two counts of destruction of property and one count of obtaining money by false pretenses.

The charges are related to burglaries in the 2500 block of Pigeon Hill and the 7000 block of Mumford Cove Road. Jenkins is being held in the Gloucester County Jail without bond, Little said.

Several hundred dollars of stolen property were recovered during the investigation. Several other burglaries during the same time span remain under investigation, Little said.